Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

"Will you let her go if I agree to your terms?"

Hugo nodded. "Yes, I'll let her go if you agree."

"I'll go sign the agreement upstairs now."

"Why go upstairs? Just print it and bring it here." Hugo sounded a bit rushed and annoyed.

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Richard, pretending not to notice Silas, calmly asked Hugo, "Can we negotiate? Let Pearl go, and I'll give you all my shares in the company."

"How do I know you'll keep your word? What if you don't follow through after I release her?" Hugo was cautious, suspecting they might be planning something.

"Transferring the president's shares isn't straightforward. We need all our family members to vote and decide."

Hugo couldn't care less about it and replied with a cold smile, "That's your problem to figure out."

his move and

was caught off guard. He was shocked to see the knife fall

moment, Pearl used her elbow to hit Hugo's crotch, a weak spot her self-defense class had

ran to Richard and felt safe in his embrace. Richard hugged her tightly and was extra careful not to lose her again. He pulled her to stand behind

back, and everyone's attention

spoke up, "You should repent

Hanzel, seeing his genuine concern, but felt nothing inside. There was no way he

late for

not, Turn yourself in. If you really say sorry to Mobius

Hanzel held onto hope for Hugo's

doesn't think he did

understand Hugo.

person ever with a messed-up way of thinking. Talking to him was a

knife and

I was never wrong." He kept smiling, as if unfazed by